Recipe

Carne Asada al Cilantro

Name: Carne Asada al Cilantro
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 485 min
Total time: 495 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 beef tongue; ½ onion; 2 cloves garlic, or more to taste; 1 bay leaf; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 1 tablespoon butter

Beef tongue is a very tender, tasty meat. Don't let the cut of meat scare you; you will be pleasantly surprised. Find the meat at any Mexican market — ask the butcher. Serve this in tacos with chopped onion, tomato, cilantro, and wedges of lime.

Prep 10mCook 485mTotal 495mServes 6

Ingredients

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Instructions

1
Place beef tongue, onion, garlic, and bay leaf in a slow cooker; generously season with salt. Pour in enough water to cover beef mixture.
2
Cook on Low for 8 hours.
3
Transfer beef tongue to a work surface and cool slightly. Peel outer layer of skin from beef tongue and remove rough end.
4
Chop meat into bite-sized pieces.
5
Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir chopped meat until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

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